말벌

Korean
말벌 (2).

Etymology

From 말 (mal, “horse”) or 말— (mal–, “big”) + 벌 (beol, “bee”).

Compare Chinese 馬蜂 (literally “horse/big-bee”) > Sino-Korean 마봉 (馬蜂, mabong), Mongolian ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠨ
ᠵᠥᠭᠡᠢ (morin ǰögei) / морин зөгий (morin zögij, literally “horse-bee”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ma̠ɭbʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[말벌]
Revised Romanization? malbeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)? malbeol
McCune–Reischauer? malbŏl
Yale Romanization? malpel

Noun

말벌 • (malbeol)

  1. any wasp or hornet in the family Vespidae
  2. (specifically) European hornet (Vespa crabro)

Derived terms
  • 말벌과 (—科, malbeolgwa)
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